After 25 head-to-head rounds, according to the BBC, the co-champs sealed the deal with words "Feldenkrais" (Hathwar) and "gesellschaft" (Janga).

Janga hailsfromAustin, Texas, where he is a fifth grader at River Ridge Elementary School. Other than having a knack for spelling words, he likes to play video games and football, according to his spelling bee biography. His favorite movie is, naturally, the spelling bee blockbuster Akeelah and the Bee,and he hopes to be a neurosurgeon someday.

Hathwar is from Painted Post, New York, and is in seventh grade at the Alternative School for Math and Science, according to his bio. In his spare time, Hathwar likes to stay updated on the elections. In the future, he wants to attend Harvard University and eventually become a physician. He follows in the footsteps of his brother Sriram, who was a co-winner in 2014.

ABC reported the two boys beat out282 contestants to take home a $40,000 reward, $2,500 savings bond from Merriam-Webster, $400 of goods from Encyclopedia Britannica and, of course, a trophy.

Correction: May 27, 2016A previous version of this story misstated the number of contestants Nihar Saireddy Janga and Jairam Jagadeesh Hathwar beat to become co-winners. There were 284 contestants total, so that number is 282.